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Married to Tony mother to 2 children Lucas 23, Gemma 26 & her boyfriend Sean. Carer for 2 crazy Jack Russells. I'm dyslexic so excuse any mistakes.
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Friday, 20 August 2010

Whale watching

Yesterday I went whale watching to say it was amazing is an understatement.They poked their noses out of the water to see us.

They showed us their tails.

The sun glistened off them.

They rolled on their sides.

Catching them breach the surface was hard so lots of photos of splashes.

Lots of fin slapping

Barnacles on noses

and on fins

Blow holes

Nearly caught a breach

There were so many whales they approach the boat and checked us out they played with each other while swimming around the boat. They were so close you could almost touch them. They were so close my long lens could not focus.

We motored out past Fraser Island.

This was the boat I went out on I would recommend them the crew were friendly and informative.

They are truly amazing creature but sadly they are still hunted.If you ever have the chance to see them I recommend it. If you have the chance to sign a partition against whale hunting please sign it and feel free to add my name.I am always conscious of humans interfering with the animal kingdom and worry that the boats may affect the whales. The women who was our guide said she has been doing the tours for 12 years and has seen the number of whale in the bay increase.I do hope the Australian Government does something to stop the Japanese hunting the whales.They are the most amazing creatures.If these photos haven't bored you too much there are more on my Flickr page just click on one of the photos and you will be taken there.

28 comments:

You'd have loved Tassie this week!We had a mother whale give birth in the Derwent River for the first time in over 180 years. Apparently before hunting began in the 1880's the Derwent River was like a nursery for whales. Imagine if we could get back to that! Just beautiful!!

Wow! What terrific pictures and WHAT a terrific opportunity. It's wild that those whales can be so amazing and so disgusting at the same time. lol I just want to scrape those nasty barnacles off them and give them their smooth skin back! I wish the Japanese would do THAT instead of hunting them. You're preaching to the choir there; I've been lobbying against whaling for years now.

As usual, your photos have blown me away Leanne. They are fantastic! The whales are beautiful and totally agree that we humans should keep away from the wildlife and we should all protest against the senseless and brutal hunting of whales.

Your pictures are so wonderful. I can’t even begin to imagine what it must have felt like to see those whales, they are amazing creatures. I hope mankind will understand they need to stop hunting them.

I got to do this same thing in Hawaii a few years ago with humpback whales. It was like whale soup in the water- there were so many! I was so overwhelmed by the whole experience. The only way I could describe to anyone afterward was that it was as cool as the birth of my kids! Thank you for sharing your photos and bringing back good memories. :)